Near fine condition.Bloomsbury,1999.First edition-11th printing(20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11).Paperback (small nick and crease on the edges of the cover) in near fine condition. Nice and clean pages with a couple of small marks on the outer edges, small creases and light shelf wear on the edges of the pages.317pp.Winner of the 1999 Whitbread Children's Book of the Year on the front cover.